1. Microsoft Office 2010 is the newest version of Microsoft Office, offering features that provide users with better functionality and easier ways to work with the various files they create – Microsoft Word 2010 – Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 – Microsoft Excel 2010 – Microsoft Access 2010 – Microsoft Outlook 2010 Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills1 Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010

2. – Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Microsoft OneNote 2010 – Microsoft InfoPath 2010 – Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 – Microsoft Communicator – Microsoft Web Apps Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills2 Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010

3. Click the Start button on the Windows 7 taskbar to display the Start menu Click All Programs at the bottom of the left pane on the Start menu to display the All Programs list If the program you wish to start is located in a folder, click or scroll to and then click the folder in the All Programs list to display a list of the folder’s contents Click, or scroll to and then click, the program name in the list to start the selected program Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills3 Starting a Program Using the Start Menu

4. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills4 Starting a Program Using the Start Menu

5. Click the Maximize button next to the Close button on the window’s title bar to maximize the window Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills5 Maximizing a Window

6. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills6 The Word Document Window, Ribbon, and Elements Common to Office Programs

7. Click a tab on the Ribbon to display it Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills7 Displaying a Different Tab on the Ribbon

8. Click the Minimize the Ribbon button on the Ribbon to minimize the Ribbon Click Home on the Ribbon to display the Home tab Click Home on the Ribbon to hide the groups again Click the Expand the Ribbon button on the Ribbon to restore the Ribbon Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills8 Minimizing, Displaying, and Restoring the Ribbon

9. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills9 Minimizing, Displaying, and Restoring the Ribbon

10. Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar to display a shortcut menu that presents a list of commands related to the Quick Access Toolbar Click Show Quick Access Toolbar Below the Ribbon on the shortcut menu to display the Quick Access Toolbar below the Ribbon Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar to display a shortcut menu Click Show Quick Access Toolbar Above the Ribbon on the shortcut menu to return the Quick Access Toolbar to its original position Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills10 Displaying and Using a Shortcut Menu

11. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills11 Displaying and Using a Shortcut Menu

12. Click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar button to display the Customize Quick Access Toolbar menu Click the command you wish to add to the Quick Access Toolbar Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills12 Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

13. With a blank document open in Microsoft Word, type the text you wish to add Press the ENTER key to move the insertion point to the beginning of the next line Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills13 Entering Text in a Document

14. Open the H drive with your name Click the New folder button on the toolbar to display a new folder icon with the name, New folder, selected in a text box Type the desired folder name, and then press the ENTER key Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills14 Creating a Folder

15. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills15 Creating a Folder

16. Double-click the desired folder to display its contents and display a black arrow to the left of the folder icon Double-click the folder identifying your class to collapse the folder Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills16 Expanding a Folder, Scrolling through Folder Contents, and Collapsing a Folder

17. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills17 Expanding a Folder, Scrolling through Folder Contents, and Collapsing a Folder

18. Point to the program button on the taskbar to see a live preview of the window Click the program button or the live preview to make the program associated with the program button the active window Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills18 Switching from One Program to Another

19. Click the Save button on the Quick Access Toolbar to display the Save As dialog box Type the file name in the File name text box. Do not press the ENTER key after typing the file name If the navigation pane is not displayed in the dialog box, click the Browse Folders button to expand the dialog box Scroll to display the location to which you wish to save the file Expand drives and folders as necessary to locate the desired save location, and then double-click the folder in which you wish to save the file Click the Save button Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills19 Saving a File in a Folder

20. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills20 Saving a File in a Folder

21. Click the Minimize button on the program’s title bar to minimize the window If necessary, click the program button on the taskbar to restore the minimized window Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills21 Minimizing and Restoring a Window

22. Right-click an empty area on the Windows 7 desktop to display a shortcut menu that displays a list of commands related to the desktop Click Screen resolution on the shortcut menu to open the Screen Resolution window Click the Resolution button in the Screen Resolution window to display the resolution slider If necessary, drag the resolution slider to the desired screen resolution Click an empty area of the Screen Resolution window to close the resolution slider Click the OK button to change the screen resolution Click the Keep changes button to accept the new resolution Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills22 Changing the Screen Resolution

23. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills23 Changing the Screen Resolution

24. Click the Close button on the right side of the program’s title bar If necessary, save changes to the document Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills24 Quitting an Office Program with One Document Open

25. Click the Start button on the Windows 7 taskbar to display the Start menu Type the program name as the search text in the ‘Search programs and files’ text box Click the desired program name in the search results to start the program Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills25 Starting a Program Using the Search Box

26. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills26 Starting a Program Using the Search Box

27. Click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage view Click the New tab in the Backstage view to display the New gallery Click the Create button in the New gallery to create a new Office document Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills27 Creating a New Office Document from the Backstage View

28. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills28 Creating a New Office Document from the Backstage View

29. Click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage view Click Close in the Backstage view to close the open file without quitting the active program Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills29 Closing an Office File Using the Backstage View

30. Click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage view Click the Recent tab in the Backstage view to display the Recent gallery Click the desired file name in the Recent gallery to open the file Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills30 Opening a Recent Office File Using the Backstage View

31. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills31 Opening a Recent Office File Using the Backstage View

32. In Windows Explorer, display the folder in which you want to create the new Office document Right-click an open area in the right pane of the folder window to display a shortcut menu Point to new on the shortcut menu to display the New submenu Click the document type you wish to create on the New submenu Type the desired file name in the text box, and then press the ENTER key Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills32 Creating a New Blank Office Document from Windows Explorer

33. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills33 Creating a New Blank Office Document from Windows Explorer

34. Display the folder window containing the file you wish to open Right-click the file icon or file name to display a shortcut menu Click Open on the shortcut menu to open the selected file in the program used to create the file Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills34 Starting a Program from Windows Explorer and Opening a File

35. Click the Save button on the Quick Access Toolbar to overwrite the previously saved file Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills35 Saving an Existing Office Document with the Same File Name

36. Click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage view Click Open in the Backstage view to display the Open dialog box Navigate to the location of the file to be opened Click the file to be opened to select the file Click the Open button to open the selected file and display the opened file in the current program window Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills36 Opening an Existing Office File

37. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills37 Opening an Existing Office File

38. Navigate to the location of the file to be renamed Right-click the file to be renamed to display a shortcut menu that presents a list of commands related to files Click Rename on the shortcut menu to place the current file name in a text box Type the new file name in the text box and then press the ENTER key Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills38 Renaming a File

39. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills39 Renaming a File

40. Navigate to the location of the file to be moved Display the folder in the navigation pane to which you want to move the file Drag the file from the right pane to the desired folder in the navigation pane Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills40 Moving a File

41. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills41 Moving a File

42. Navigate to the location of the file to be deleted Right-click the file to be deleted to display a shortcut menu Click Delete on the shortcut menu to display the Delete File dialog box Click the Yes button to delete the selected file Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills42 Deleting a File

43. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills43 Deleting a File

44. Click the Office program’s Help button near the upper-right corner of the program window to open the program’s Help window Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills44 Opening the Help Window in an Office Program

45. Drag the window title bar to the desired location Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills45 Moving a Window by Dragging

46. Point to the lower-right corner of the window until the mouse pointer changes to a two-headed arrow Drag the bottom border to display more of the active window Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills46 Resizing a Window by Dragging

47. Type the search text in the ‘Type words to search for’ text box at the top of the program’s Help window Click the Search button arrow to display the Search menu Select the desired option on the Search menu, and then click the Search button arrow again to close the Search menu Click the Search button to display the search results Click the desired link to view the Help document Click the Home button on the toolbar to clear the search results and redisplay the Help home page Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills47 Obtaining Help Using the ‘Type words to search for’ Text Box

48. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills48 Obtaining Help Using the ‘Type words to search for’ Text Box

49. Click the desired link on the Help home page to display the associated page Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills49 Obtaining Help Using the Help links

50. With the program’s Help window open, click the Home button on the toolbar to display the Help home page Click the Show Table of Contents button on the toolbar to display the Table of Contents pane on the left side of the Help window Click the desired link to view a list of Help subtopics Click the desired subtopic to view the associated article Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills50 Obtaining Help Using the Help Table of Contents

51. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills51 Obtaining Help Using the Help Table of Contents

52. Click the Start button on the taskbar to display the Start menu Click Help and Support on the Start menu to open the Windows Help and Support window After reviewing the Windows Help and Support window, click the Close button to quit Windows Help and Support Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills52 Starting Windows Help and Support

53. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills53 Starting Windows Help and Support

54. Perform basic mouse operations Start a program Chapter Summary Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills54 Create folders Save files Change screen resolution Manage files Use Microsoft Windows Help

55. Chapter Complete Microsoft Office 2010